Chapter ２２

"Was every aspect of it sexual?" Leonid bites out. It's unclear to me whether or not he wants to know the response.

"You're mistaken, Leonid; it wasn't. It was her company, the way we chatted so effortlessly with one other, and I'm not sure if this will make you feel any better about the entire sorry affair, but it did help me forget about it. savored the solitude while drinking a cup of coffee. You are well aware that I have always like spending time by myself, but when I'm with her... Having her here made things more pleasant. I've never… I can't understand why — I mean, she's half my age — but that link simply made me block out how incredibly inappropriate that was.

You adore her, don't you?

As I provide an honest response to my son's question, my eyes begin to moisten up.